SLIDE FASTENER FOR GARMENTS

摘要

A slide fastener for a garment having a first flap portion and second flap portion, the first flap portion having a button member, the slider fastener including a pair of opposing stringer strips coupled to the flap portions, each of the stringer strips being releasably engageable to each other, a slider slidably coupled to the opposing stringer strips, the slider releasably engaging the opposing stringer strips to each other, and a n elongate tab member having a first end coupled to the button member of the first flap portion and a second end pivotally coupled to the slider, the movement of the first flap portion advancing the slider along the opposing stringer strips. A method of using a slide fastener for a garment consisting of the steps of providing a pair of opposing stringer strips coupled to the flap portions, each of the stringer strips being releasably engageable to each other, providing a slider slidably coupl ed to the opposing stringer strips and having an upper end and a lower end, the slider releasably engaging the opposing stringer strips to each other, providing an elongate t ab member having a first end coupled to the button member of the first flap portion an d a second end pivotally coupled to the slider, and grasping and moving the first flap portion generallyupwardly relative to the second flap portion such that the slider advances along the opposing stringer strips from the lower end towards the upper end to position the first flap portion and the second flap portion in a closed position.